Activity 11: "The Great Gatsby" Chapters 1-4 Chapter 1 1. What impression do you have of the narrator‚ Nick Carraway‚ from his narration and actions? He seems like a very intelligent‚ smart‚ peaceful‚ but interesting man from the way he talks‚ describes things and interacts with Daisy‚ Tom & Miss Baker. 2. What do you learn about Daisy Buchanan from her dress‚ dialogue‚ and body language? That she might be very classy‚ but really she seems sensual and like a flirt. Chapter 2 3. How
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Gatsby: The False prophet of the American Dream The American dream‚ or myth‚ is an ever recurring theme in American literature‚ dating back to some of the earliest colonial writings. Briefly defined it is the belief‚ that every man‚ whatever his origins‚ may pursue and attain his chosen goals‚ be they political‚ monetary‚ or social. It is the literary expression of the concept of America: the land of opportunity. F. Scott Fitzgerald has come to be associated with the concept of the American
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Definiton: Fad - A phenomenon that becomes popular for a very short time. - becomes popular‚ is adopted‚ peaks and declines quickly when you least expect it. Why fads are crap? 1. They don’t last forever. 2. They are costly and expensive - therefore‚ no sense of investment. 3. Once something new is introduced‚ the Fad dies. And you move on. Just like that. 4. You end up forgetting it ever existed. But there’s gotta be something beyond the box of crap in your basement containing Furby’s
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well as on original imagination‚ such as polemical works as well as autobiography‚ and reflective essays as well as belles-lettres. The Great Gatsby has the following particular characteristics of a literary texts: The first literary element of the novel is the plot‚ the protagonist is Jay Gatsby‚ a young‚ wealthy man in love with a society girl from his past. He tries to build a life with her but fate and bad luck turn tragic. The next key element is the theme‚ Fitzgerald demonstrates
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The Great Gatsby Do you ever sometimes wish you have everything in life? In fact‚ each and everyone in the world wish or want something. Like love‚ hope‚ wealth and etc. These topics are seen in the book called “The Great Gatsby.” In America‚ as a whole‚ they have this “American Dream” where they all want to be independent and being optimistic about their future‚ pretty much everything great in life. But not everyone in America achieves these dreams because of the distraction around‚ sometimes
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Bad Qualities Many of the characters in The Great Gatsby have bad qualities about them‚ and these affect the people they are involved with worse. Daisy‚ a very important character in the book can be classified as selfish .When she has to choose between her husband Tom and her old love Jay Gatsby‚ she chooses Tom so she can live “her rich full life”(149). She is also very careless when it comes to raising her daughter‚ like saying she hopes that she grows up to be a “pretty fool” (17)‚ because
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F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby has to a great extent explored the moral issues implicit in his 1920’s context. Fitzgerald explores the lack of religion‚ the corruption of the American dream‚ and the superficial values of his society in order to make his society reflect on their own illusory existence. In the 1920’s‚ it was a time of rebellion where people breaked away from society’s boundaries and exploded with self-expression. Peoples’ standard of living rose dramatically due to the economic
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adaptation of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the director uses several visual techniques to emphasize and heighten the illusion of the American dream. These visual techniques include: Framing‚ color‚ lighting & space. The most interesting type of framing repeated al throughout the film is the use of mirrors in trapping the characters in their surreal reflection. The director used this technique in more than one scenes‚ nevertheless this framing was used when Gatsby is about to meet a
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Both Nick Carraway and Billy Flynn are the only characters in Chicago or the Great Gatsby that know all of the happenings in their respective stories‚ though Nick doesn’t run everything like Flynn does‚ and is instead a mere observer who ends up being the catalyst for the events taking place in the book. Billy Flynn is portrayed multiple times as an entertainer and show man who manipulates the opinions and emotions of his audience. When talking to the press after he agrees to work Roxie’s case he
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English Honors 11 November 3‚ 2012 The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby from the 1920’s novel The Great Gatsby was many things. He was smart‚ brave‚ and of course great. However‚ in the story when he is murdered no one attends his funeral‚ but his father and only friend Nick. The reason no one shows up is because Jay was great for his accomplishments‚ not his character. Although he was called the “great” gatsby‚ he didn’t fit the full description. He wasn’t great for saving children from a burning building‚ donating money
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